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Critique of the Symphony

By OLIN DOWNES ();

April 03, 1944,

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On the basis of a reading of the score made possible through the courtesy of Am-Rus, also of the final rehearsals and the performance yesterday afternoon by Dr. Rodzinski and the Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, it can be said that Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony, on the occasion of its American premiere, received a superb presentation.

April 03, 1944

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